Fillauer Companies, Inc. announces the acquisition of OTS with offices in Weaverville, North Carolina and Bradenton, Florida.

OTS was founded in 1978 by Timothy Pansiera, CO, in Pompano Beach, Florida. OTS began as a high-end provider of orthotic devices. In 1983, a second division was created to produce the popular StepLock knee joint. In 1990, OTS moved to Weaverville, North Carolina to open its third division to manufacture the PDQ Quartz Infrared Ovens. In 2000, OTS acquired a manufacturing facility in Bradenton Florida to maintain the increasing demand for orthotic component production. Since 1978, OTS has been operated as a family managed business. Timothy Pansiera, CO, Director of Product Development and Terry Pansiera, Secretary Treasurer will continue in their roles with OTS Corporation.

“As the founder of OTS, I would like to say that we are looking forward to moving OTS to a new level of service and innovation. Fillauer Companies possess a great combination of business management, educational training and engineering abilities that we feel will enhance our growth within our new family of companies. The nicest part of this merger is that our customers will find all of their favorite OTS personnel are still there to help them.”….Timothy Pansiera, C.O.

Dennis Williams, President and COO of the Fillauer Companies comments, “OTS is a great addition to Fillauer Companies for several reasons.” The OTS line of PDQ Ovens extends and complements our existing Trautman Tools and Equipment. OTS Orthotic Components such as StepLock, InterLock, Close Contour and Integrated Ankle will broaden the Fillauer Orthotic line with very little overlap. In addition to OTS product manufacturing, their Orthotic Central Fabrication department located in Asheville will expand the existing services currently offered in our Chattanooga and Campbell central fabrication.

The Fillauer Companies is headquartered at 2710 Amnicola Highway, Chattanooga Tennessee. OTS joins the following to comprise the group of Fillauer Companies – Fillauer LLC and Fillauer Orthotic and Prosthetic Patient Care of Tennessee, Hosmer Dorrance Corporation and Center for Orthotics Design of California, Motion Control and EMotis of Utah, and Centri AB and Topis of Sweden. For more information about Fillauer Companies, visit www.fillauercompanies.com.